Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95025.015 - Employee is crushed by falling building panels and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 95025.015 -- Report ID: 0355123 -- Event Date: 04/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1226555.015	04/20/2017		562910	Wel Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on April 20, 2017, an employee was demolishing a concrete building by hand using a sledge hammer and hand tools. The employee was pinned to the ground floor when the building became unstable, shifted, and one of the 500 lb concrete panels collapsed on top of his legs. The employee fractured both legs and bled internally. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Concrete Panel, Demolition, Falling Object, Fracture, Leg, Pinned

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		Under $50,000	1	8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1226555.015	53	M	Fatality		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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